Curtain threader



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lefio glaz zzamas ATTORNEY.

mvlllvlllllllllll III Patented May 15, 1951 CURTAIN THREADER Le Roy E. Thomas, Cleveland, Ohio Application August 5, 1949, Serial No. 108,797

1 Claim.

This invention relates to curtain threaders.

An object of this invention is to provide a curtain threader adapted to be removably mounted on one end of a flat channel-shaped or tubular curtain rod, so that the rod may be extended into the hem or tunnel of the curtain Without tearing or damaging the curtain.

Another object of this invention is to provide a curtain threader which is formed from wire and having a pair of loops or rings which will not only limit the extension of the device into the rod, but will also clamp the device onto the rod.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawing and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing,

Figure l is a plan view of a curtain threader constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the threader in applied position,

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the threader removed from the curtain rod,

Figure 4 is a plan view of the device,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral l designates generally a V-shaped member which is formed of a strand of relatively stiff wire and the divergent arms II and I2 of the V-shaped member Ill have formed integral therewith loops or rings [3 and I4 respectively.

The ring 13 has extending therefrom an elongated arm 15 terminating in an eye 16, and the ring M has extending therefrom an arm I! parallel With arm l and terminating in an eye l8.

In the use and operation of this device, the resilient arms l5 and I1 are extended into the end of a channel-shaped curtain rod R with rings I3 and 14 engaging on opposite sides of the rod R. The V-shaped member ill will extend forwardly from the end of the rod R and the rings or loops [3 and M will provide a means for limiting the extension of the arms l5 and I7 into the rod R. The lead member ID is threaded or extended into the hem or tunnel of a curtain and will provide a means for opening this hem forwardly of the end of the rod R in order that the sharp corners of the rod R will not catch on the threads of the curtain or tear or pull the threads and hem as frequently happens Where the rod is extended into the hem or tunnel without a threader as hereinbefore described. This threader is formed out of a single strand of relatively resilient wire so that it can be made at relatively small cost. The provision of the resiliently mounted arms and ll will permit the use of this threader in curtain rods of different s1zes.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A curtain rod threader comprising a V-shaped member formed of resilient wire, a loop formed on'the end of each of the divergent arms of said member, a pair of substantially parallel arms extending from said loops and engageable in an end of the curtain rod, and eyes formed on the ends of said latter named arms, each loop being formed of one convolution of the wire and engageable partly within and partly exteriorly of said curtain rod for limiting the extension of said loops into the end of the rod and providing lateral spreading of the hem of the curtain at the end of the rod.

LE ROY E. THOMAS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,121,712 Petri June 21, 1938 2,378,970 Baumann June 26, 1945 

